Victoria Cross war hero Johnson Beharry - who saved the lives of 30 soldiers in Iraq - will face trial next year after allegedly refusing to tell police who was driving his Ferrari during a traffic offence.

Lance Sergeant Beharry reportedly failed to reveal the identity of the driver of his £150,000 Ferrari California after they committed the crime - the exact nature of which remains unclear - in May.

Today, the 36-year-old, dressed in a grey suit and a striped tie, was spotted arriving at Highbury Magistrates' Court in North London, charged with failing to disclose information about the incident.

Court case: Lance Sergeant Johnson Beharry - who saved the lives of 30 soldiers in Iraq - is pictured arriving at Highbury Magistrates' Court in North London today, where he learned that he will face trial next year

Honour: Beharry was awarded the Victoria Cross in 2005 for his life-saving actions in the war-torn country

However, his hearing was adjourned and a trial was set for the New Year.

Beharry, who lives in Selson Way in the Isle of Dogs, East London, is expected to deny one count of failing to provide information on the traffic offence to the Chief Officer of Police for the Metropolis.

The count comes under section 172(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

Police say they wrote to the soldier about the driving incident on May 17, but he failed to respond.

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Beharry was awarded the Victoria Cross - the highest honour in the British and Commonwealth armed forces - in 2005, becoming the first recipient of the cross since the Falklands War of 1982.

He was given the decoration for his incredible actions on May 1 and June 11, 2004, in Al-Amarah, Iraq, when he saved members of his unit, the 1st Battalion Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.

In the first incident, Beharry was driving a Warrior tracked armoured vehicle when it came under fire from multiple rocket-propelled grenades, injuring the platoon commander and the vehicle's gunner.

Arrival: The 36-year-old is charged with failing to disclose information relating to the driving offence. Above, Beharry is pictured arriving at today's hearing, dressed in a grey suit and a yellow-and-blue striped tie

Adjourned: The hearing over the May 17 driving offence was adjourned and a trial was set for the New Year

While a number of other soldiers were also wounded by the grenades, Beharry was forced to open his hatch to steer his vehicle, exposing his face and head to attack. He gallantly drove the crippled Warrior through the ambush, taking his own crew and leading five other Warriors to safety.

He then rescued wounded comrades from the vehicle, all the time exposed to enemy fire.

In his second rescue, Beharry was again driving the lead Warrior of his platoon through Al Amarah when the vehicle was ambushed, with a grenade striking just six inches from the soldier's head.

Beharry received serious shrapnel injuries to his face and brain in the blast.

Other rockets then hit the vehicle, incapacitating his commander and injuring several of the crew.

Presentation: Beharry is pictured being presented with the Victoria Cross - the highest honour in the British and Commonwealth armed forces - by the Queen. He became the first recipient since the Falklands War

Sharing a joke: The soldier (centre) and his then-girlfriend are seen laughing with Prince Charles in 2006

Despite his life-threatening injuries - that resulted in him later undergoing brain surgery - Beharry managed to drive the Warrior out of the ambush area before eventually losing consciousness.

He was still recovering from surgery in March 2005 when he was formally invested by the Queen.

Beharry was the first recipient of the VC in 23 years, and the first living recipient in more than 30.

On 11 November 2008, Beharry acted as an escort to 110-year-old Harry Patch, then one of only three remaining British survivors of the First World War, at the Cenotaph in London's Whitehall to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the signing of the armistice which ended that conflict.

The following month, he drove his car into a lamppost at 100 mph in a suicide attempt.

Comrades: Beharry (centre), of the Isle of Dogs in East London, was the first recipient of the VC for 23 years

Although he was knocked unconscious, he survived the incident with only minor injuries.

In March 2011, Beharry reached the semi-finals of the BBC's Dancing on Ice.

Two years later, he married his then-27-year-old girlfriend Mallissa Venice Noel in a ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London, which took place under a veil of military-style secrecy.

Guests at the wedding were ordered to hand over their phones before the ceremony after Beharry and his fiancee signed a deal with Hello! magazine for an undisclosed sum.